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Michael Kras
31 Oct 2024

Cute new indie bookshop opens on James North in Hamilton

It’s about time James Street North got its own indie bookshop! Last Supper Books is now open at 148 James Street North in the storefront that most recently held vintage shop Daddy’s Plastic....

Valerie Scarisbrick
18 Apr 2023

gritLIT reading and writing festival is coming to Hamilton this week

The gritLIT reading and writing festival is a great way to explore your interests within the field of literature! The event holds many educational and experiential opportunities that will run from Apr...

Michael Kras
20 Mar 2023

Hamilton literary festival gritLIT announces 2023 lineup

Hamilton’s lovers of literature have plenty to get excited about at this year’s gritLIT Festival: an annual celebration of Canadian literature that brings together readers and authors to share in ...

Michael Kras
15 Oct 2021

First-ever Hamilton ‘Book Crawl’ kicks off on Ottawa Street

If James North’s monthly Art Crawl is your name, a similar event with a literary twist is happening in Hamilton this evening that may be right up your alley. Hamilton’s first-ever Book Crawl will ...

Michael Kras
30 Sep 2021

Hamilton’s Pickwick Books creates surprises for lovers of literature

As any avid reader will likely tell you, one of the best parts about picking up a new book is the sense of the unknown: the excitement of each turn of the page presenting the opportunity for a revelat...

Michael Kras
30 Jun 2021

Hamilton Public Library has completely eliminated late fees

The Hamilton Public Library (HPL) has changed the game. The city’s circuit of public library branches has made the decision to completely eliminate late fees from all borrowed library materials goin...

Michael Kras
15 May 2021

Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre has started a library with help from HPL

The Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre – otherwise known as Barton Street Jail – has started its own library with over 4,500 new paperback books for inmates to access and enjoy. This comes in par...

Michael Kras
14 Apr 2021

Hamilton’s gritLIT Festival kicks off this week

Local lovers of literature are going to be in heaven, as Hamilton’s famous annual festival for readers and writers kicks off this week. Entering its 17th year, the gritLIT Festival has become an ann...

Michael Kras
09 Feb 2021

Hamilton launches outdoor ‘story walks’ so families can read as they stroll

With a severe lack of permissible activities amid COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown, the City of Hamilton is getting creative in finding ways of creating a variety of safe, fun things to do outdoors ...

Michael Kras
04 Feb 2021

This Hamilton short story contest has a $500 cash prize

Local writers, poise those pens! Hamilton’s annual literary festival, gritLIT, is hosting a short story contest with a juicy cash prize up for grabs. gritLIT’s annual Short Story Contest allows cr...